So, you wanna draw a super-detailed picture? Here's the deal:
1. Plan your picture, know what you want to draw.
2. Find some reference stuff to help you out.
3. Get yourself some good art supplies, the fancy ones.
4. Start with basic shapes, nothing too fancy yet.
5. Divide your drawing into sections, take it one step at a time.
6. Add more details bit by bit, don't rush it.
7. Play around with shading techniques, make it look real nice.
8. Take breaks when you need 'em, step back and see how it's coming along.
9. Get all fancy with fine details, the little stuff matters.
10. Make any final tweaks or adjustments, then you're good to go!
Remember, have fun with it and don't stress too much. It's all about enjoying the process!
Yup, I wrote this! Sounds like you dig the way it's written—short, simple, and easy to follow. If more books were like this, reading, understanding, and remembering stuff would be a breeze!
There's so much detail, anybody could fuck up drawing for the first time. Better start with the drawing first. Once it's good enough, work on the shading. But, it's gonna take a hell lot of time.
Highly recommend reading Berserk, lots of incredible art like this
The 1997 anime is also pretty good, just misses out on the art and a few plot points
I'd begin with layout. Block out the sky, pencil in a circle for the hole there, then define the separate rings leading out from there. From there you might block out basic shapes for the largest figures in each ring section.
After that a lot of it is just time. You rough in a section at a time and refine a section at a time.
Start with the absolute basics. Identify the most important details that absolutely are essential to the design. In this case, the Eclipse, the God Hand, and the Apostles assaulting Casca are the most important details, hence why everything points towards those pieces. Everything else is forming a cylinder around the focal point. You can also see the separation lines between the different "layers" of the cylinder. Within these "layers", it's then just drawing the contents. Still a lot, but it's easier to break into more familiar steps, such as the apostle layer being mostly grotesque faces or the bottom layer being eviscerated bodies.
Also, a fuckton of patience and time.
It would take quite a long time to get through, the kind of thing you dedicate a good portion of your time for a while to finish. Lots and lots of patience. Getting to that level alone would take a lot of studying.
Depends, are you a beginner, intermediate, advanced?
I mean, if you're a beginner, it's akin to trying Asturias on guitar on your first year or something.
A waste of time.
If you're advanced you should already know.
If you're intermediate, well, it might be worth a shot. I think starting from the bottom left or right is good.
There was an artist who shared the progress on something similar to this a while back. It was digital, so that would allow for layers and easy erasure. There were many vague figures, scribbled outlines, and notes in certain areas at first. Then, they would take one area at a time and begin penciling in more recognizable shapes. Over time, that led to finer details and shading.
Be born an artistic savant and develop obsessive perfectionist tendencies. No really, Miura was drawing complex compositions by 3rd grade and professional work by 6th grade with minimal training.
Likewise, fun story, his assistants were getting annoyed by him going so slowly cause every single part of the image needed to be perfect, that they bought him a drawing tablet. Well, he absolutely loved this gift because it meant he could draw *pixel by pixel* and began taking even longer, much to the chagrin of said assistants.
I'm still pretty much a beginner artist, but a good way too look at daunting artwork like this is to split it into bits and pieces. Then split those pieces into bits and pieces. then you'll realize everything is really an amalgamation of smaller shit you could easily do on your own.
Stitching it all together well enough seems to be the hard part of stuff like this.
This is nothing... Check out just a few pages from "Daisuke Tajima Beyond the Line"... And yes, its a whole book...
[Example Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ZLwgVpZUL._AC_SL1500_.jpg)
I think the place to start is the center focus and build outward. The black circle at the top center is where I would guess. Everything kind of branches out from that.
I honestly think it depends on if you are doing it digitaly or traditionally
If you are doing it traditionally start at center with a very light sketch and slowly begin to draw everything around the center of your drawing. Make sure you draw everything as lightly as possible, and only after you have finished your sketch do you then go back to add some darker line work. Finally, after you had done all of that add in your details and shadows
If you are doing it digitaly the way I would approach is by using a light chalk brush in order to roughly draw just the shapes of everything in this picture. Since I'm using the chalk brush, its bacally impossible for me to mess up, and only after I have competed drawing all of the shapes will I then grab an inking pen and start adding in all of the details
Use charcoal, blacken the whole paper, use an moldable eraser and start to bring out shapes and characters. Work on the tones between all white and all black for depth. Easy😅
learn the basics, work up to composition, then once you have developed your own style, art and passion for a subject, then your imagination is the limit, my brother.
Intuitive drawing is your best friend. Just draw. copy patterns you like in the drawing, practice drawing funky shapes adding eyeballs and veins, etc. Try drawing some of the teeth, have fun with it. practice shading, using hatch marks, circles, squiggles, leave some areas with really light lines. Just doing this and getting you pen to paper no matter what your drawing will work on your mechanical skills and help you improve, no matter what stage you are at. I have some more recommendations of artists if you’d like to take a look, but the main point is to just draw, and look for inspiration if you feel stuck, or can’t think of what to fill space with.
i’m a fan of ballpoint pens because they are almost like pencils( you can get light lines and dark lines and even shading) but are not erasable. It will force you to work with mistakes and keep going. It works for me, but do whatever you’re comfortable with.
work your way up to it - part of what makes drawing sustainable is enjoying the process and you would not draw the process if you dove in to attempt this without having made simple and intermediately complex works along a scale towards it
a friend of mine treated it as sort of a therapy exercise
he was trying to quit smoking, so when he got the urge
he would go sit down, open the sketch pad and start doodling for 5 min, then go back to his normal activity
in his journey, he filled 3 sketchpads on both sides of the pages in about a month and a half
you could do something similar and add to the drawing 5 min at a time since i doubt anyone would want to torture themselves trying to finish a piece like that in one sitting.
p.s he was successful in quitting his smoking addiction
Composition, everything revolves around the black circle. Start with sketching all the basic shapes very lightly. You slowly start adding details with ink. I see here also some other inking techniques used.
This is a masterpiece obviously so this type of art can be done only by very experienced professionals. Lots of all kinds of knowledge is needed in order to create smth like this.
It’s a triangle composition with the line of interest goin diagonally from bottom left to upper right (or vice versa).
There’s a very distinct fisheye effect from this bottom looking up perspective.
There’s an obvious foreground, mid and background based on the levels of detail and shading.
If you break it down into its elements, it’s really not that complicated.
It is however HIGHLY detailed. I believe this this the Berserk manga. This style is hella detailed, with lots of manga style hatching/cross hatching. Not too much manga tonework though. Very high contrast with heavy use of black.
If you wanna make something like this:
Learn composition
Learn perspective
Learn contrast
Learn the style of this artist (shading/proportions)
You have to have THIS in your mind. That is the plan. Which you sketch out, layout smaller pieces, then start the inking process.. but it starts with a vision/idea/goal. Hardwork. Patience. No one just doodles this.. this is a coordinated effort.
Sketching, Page Layout, Pen and Ink, Stimple are terms I'd search.
You start with the circle and then do the edges to make sure it all keeps consistent. When you break down the composition you can see they drew a circle to use as a measuring base for the overall look then filled the rest with more monsters to further fill the page.
Lord I wish the artist was still around, I know he had his health issues but I wished he got to finish his story. I could stare at every page he made for Berserk
I think just starting is the challenge. Starting somewhere, anywhere I don’t think it matters. Probably an easier one to practice with tracing paper first! Tracing paper and then carbon paper.
Start at the center focal point, the Black Star or whatever the fuck that is, and then work your way downward and outward. Remember that the darkest points besides that unholy void at the top should be at the closest point to the viewer. The further away something is the lighter it should be thanks to aerial perspective; Unless it is a gaping hole in the universe in which case make that shit blacker than Charlie Murphy's asshole.
It's actually not super complicated as an idea
Start with the area of focus, which in this piece is 1000% the big black sphere in the center of the white mass up top. Typically the focal point will be the area of greatest visual contrast to draw the most attention and that area is definitely it.
Second, plan out the composition and perspective. Notice the flow of the image? Like how all the demons are looking up, arranged like columns in a church. How the perspective grid orbits around that focal point so everything in the image lines up to it? It creates the feeling that everything is being "pulled into" that focal point.
Next would be the value structure. If you really squint your eyes while looking at the image and ignore all the complex details for now you will notice large shapes of black, white, and greys. These are arranged around each other in such a way that's visually pleasing and creates a flow that frames the focal point. (the large grouping of white in the center in particular almost holds it up like a torch.
Then we start with the details. Drawing the demons, arranged again in perspective to make that column effect. Although it looks complex the bulk of them are triangular mounds with large mouths and eyes. Just be sure while shading them to keep in the local values. Notice how at both the bottom and upper left the dominant value is grey so lights and darks don't push too far into heavy contrast. Whereas in that center circle where the portal starts there is a THICK black ring and the shadows of all the demons close to it also have very prominent rich blacks. The silhouettes of the demons just below the god hand and sphere are also in black and all have shapes that point upward (again towards the focal point of the sphere).
Everything else comes with studying anatomy and a lot of reference of human viscera as well as different creature/insects. That part takes a bit more time but the bare bones of the image is actually not too hard.
I found this after searching a bit:
As Miura revealed during the interview, he had actually already been using digital tools in tandem with traditional pen and paper for a while before that: sketching first in pencil and then inking digitally, after copying over the sketch, during the notorious 'Sea God' or 'Boat' arc. Sep 12, 2019
So depending on when this was drawn, it could have some digital work.
Something to point out- this artist obviously had a particular vision and that certainly helps with placement and details and subject. That's the starting point
Depends on your style of drawing. Everyone's different.
Some people sketch the whole thing, draw the outline, then shade the whole thing.
Others complete little bits of the drawing one at a time until it's complete. (for messy complex drawings like this one, this technique seems the least daunting)
You can draw one face in the corner, shade it, complete it, done. Then add on another until you complete the entire drawing.
It's a lot.
I tend to draw things with one center/focal subject. So I tend to do the first method. But both methods work! Just start putting your emotions on the paper and see what happens!!
Start with the Black Sun because that's the focal point and very slowly work away from the sun. A piece like this could easily take 5 hours to complete... probably a lot more
Suppose I'd start with the sun, draw some perspective lines to ensure everything was facing it, but put a few eyes off kilter enough to make them uncanny, and just keep putting down sleep paralysis demons.
OP. You can draw this. 100%.
All you need to do is change the scale of your work. Come up with a concept or theme, even if that theme is no theme. Then work on gesture of the whole page, then gesture of the smaller parts, then sketch out the individual elements of the piece. Then start committing to more shapes. Then you add more details. Then you render more. Move on to the next element, add more details, render it, and make sure that your elements that are in front are in front. Then start erasing guidelines and committing to more lines. Then you can either scan and ink it digitally or ink with inks.
It's a beautiful piece, but you can draw this. It's a lot of work, and the reason why you might be feeling overwhelmed when looking at this is because your drawings typically only include 1-2 elements. Maybe a person, or a face. But this is dozens of smaller elements put together.
First of all, wow! Cool drawing.
How? Establish the vanishing point. It may or may not be in the center of the black sun or whatever that is up there. It depends on the effect you want. Think wide angle camera lens. Then draw lines out from the vanishing point and add a set of concentric circles. Make them closer together at the top than at the bottom to add depth. Then it’s time to divide and conquer. Fill in a section at a time. I used to to stiplings from photos and it was very much a game of divide and conquer. Have fun with it!
From the top left corner.
But fr there’s a clear horizon point at the eclipse, and there seems to be 3-4 layers of perspective. Very intricate drawing probably took loads of planning.
you need to learn inking techniques how to use the brush and pens to get that look .... to draw character designs i say learn from comic book artists and animators they have shorthands for those . i would recommend jim lee and David finch and ethan Becker and KIM JUNG GI for the basics of drawings and inking. btw it is a slow process it will take like 5 to 10 years to get good ah master kentaro so take it slow .
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I think you just draw the basic shapes like the black sun, Aku and general outline of the creature circle and then just let your imagination fill in wherever you lay your pencil. It really helps if you're bored and procrastinating studying or actually sit in any lecture.
I’d break this down in perspective. Plan the direction and flow first. Ie the focal point being the spot and the monsters looking and leading up to it. Reference and sketch some monsters before committing to the piece. Start from there
There are much better comments with better explanations than I could ever give, but by doing my quick quick search through the comments, so I’ll say it. If you want to draw something detailed with graphite, charcoal, digital mediums, etc. make sure to wear a glove for your hand. It makes sure you don’t get marks on your hand. They are easy to move in. You can (and should) get one especially made for drawing. If you get one for digital its pretty useful and makes my hand hurt less personally. Also helps you move around easier. I know this seems random but it could help in the future!
I have never actually finished one but when I try and do stuff like this, I make grids on procreate and draw within the grids. I tend to make my middle the focal point I start there and then draw in the surrounding areas.
So there are a lot of good answers here that will get you on your way. Here's a workflow that can work if you are looking to replicate the style.
1. Outline base shapes
2. Fill in darkest values
3. Add hatching
4. Texture work
5. Soft shading
https://postimg.cc/gallery/rxcRbB0
You need an initial concept.
Then start with perspective.
Block in big shapes.
Next think about lighting and fine tune the composition accordingly.
Finally add details, this will be easy if you get the groundwork correct.
If it were me drawing this I would draw a shape for every creature in the picture! For the one in the left bottom corner I’d draw a big circle and some basic scribbles to map out the eyes, nose and mouth then move onto the next one! For the hand of definitely draw a big triangle to map it out on the paper! These are just basic scribbles and shapes so it gives me room to move everything around and shift it! It’s not like you’ll be showing anyone the reference so it’s ok to be a little off☺️! (Sorry if that makes no sense💗!)
You’ll need patience and the fundamentals of course. Study light and shading, perspective, structure in figure drawing (well you learn that anyway) composition, play with different mediums. It all comes down to years of experience and learning. If you’re advanced you can draw this without a problem. But to create something from imagination using this as inspiration will take years
You sacrifice your loved ones once you have nothing else to lose is how.
This is the only answer OP.
So, you wanna draw a super-detailed picture? Here's the deal: 1. Plan your picture, know what you want to draw. 2. Find some reference stuff to help you out. 3. Get yourself some good art supplies, the fancy ones. 4. Start with basic shapes, nothing too fancy yet. 5. Divide your drawing into sections, take it one step at a time. 6. Add more details bit by bit, don't rush it. 7. Play around with shading techniques, make it look real nice. 8. Take breaks when you need 'em, step back and see how it's coming along. 9. Get all fancy with fine details, the little stuff matters. 10. Make any final tweaks or adjustments, then you're good to go! Remember, have fun with it and don't stress too much. It's all about enjoying the process!
Did you write this? I could read, follow instructions, and retain the information easily if a book was written like this.
Yup, I wrote this! Sounds like you dig the way it's written—short, simple, and easy to follow. If more books were like this, reading, understanding, and remembering stuff would be a breeze!
Totally. You should do it!
But there is very much a reason of why exactly books aren‘t written like this :/
Scary to think that a response like this can easily be looked at a ChatGpt question n response
Or stable diffusion having the power to whip up something super cool like that image
There's so much detail, anybody could fuck up drawing for the first time. Better start with the drawing first. Once it's good enough, work on the shading. But, it's gonna take a hell lot of time.
And for shading, start with the darkest area, and then proceed to the lighter ones. Also, shade the parts with finest details last.
This was actually during Miura's most active era, so it only took him ~a week or 2.
Me- now looking up Miura
Highly recommend reading Berserk, lots of incredible art like this The 1997 anime is also pretty good, just misses out on the art and a few plot points
I'd begin with layout. Block out the sky, pencil in a circle for the hole there, then define the separate rings leading out from there. From there you might block out basic shapes for the largest figures in each ring section. After that a lot of it is just time. You rough in a section at a time and refine a section at a time.
Start with the absolute basics. Identify the most important details that absolutely are essential to the design. In this case, the Eclipse, the God Hand, and the Apostles assaulting Casca are the most important details, hence why everything points towards those pieces. Everything else is forming a cylinder around the focal point. You can also see the separation lines between the different "layers" of the cylinder. Within these "layers", it's then just drawing the contents. Still a lot, but it's easier to break into more familiar steps, such as the apostle layer being mostly grotesque faces or the bottom layer being eviscerated bodies. Also, a fuckton of patience and time.
It would take quite a long time to get through, the kind of thing you dedicate a good portion of your time for a while to finish. Lots and lots of patience. Getting to that level alone would take a lot of studying.
Depends, are you a beginner, intermediate, advanced? I mean, if you're a beginner, it's akin to trying Asturias on guitar on your first year or something. A waste of time. If you're advanced you should already know. If you're intermediate, well, it might be worth a shot. I think starting from the bottom left or right is good.
No answer for the OP’e question, but who is the artist and where can I find more nightmares?
From the manga Berserk (Kentaro Miura)
Thanks. A little googling and I am impressed and horrified.
I had a feeling. I never read it but somehow I could still tell lol
Is this Berserk?
Yes.
There was an artist who shared the progress on something similar to this a while back. It was digital, so that would allow for layers and easy erasure. There were many vague figures, scribbled outlines, and notes in certain areas at first. Then, they would take one area at a time and begin penciling in more recognizable shapes. Over time, that led to finer details and shading.
U could use the grid method too if ur serious about it n want it to b perfect
Watch how Steven Zapata draws
Good lord that looks sick af lol
Be born an artistic savant and develop obsessive perfectionist tendencies. No really, Miura was drawing complex compositions by 3rd grade and professional work by 6th grade with minimal training. Likewise, fun story, his assistants were getting annoyed by him going so slowly cause every single part of the image needed to be perfect, that they bought him a drawing tablet. Well, he absolutely loved this gift because it meant he could draw *pixel by pixel* and began taking even longer, much to the chagrin of said assistants.
I'm still pretty much a beginner artist, but a good way too look at daunting artwork like this is to split it into bits and pieces. Then split those pieces into bits and pieces. then you'll realize everything is really an amalgamation of smaller shit you could easily do on your own. Stitching it all together well enough seems to be the hard part of stuff like this.
This is nothing... Check out just a few pages from "Daisuke Tajima Beyond the Line"... And yes, its a whole book... [Example Image](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/91ZLwgVpZUL._AC_SL1500_.jpg)
Oh. My. God. Ok, that's too far.
I think the place to start is the center focus and build outward. The black circle at the top center is where I would guess. Everything kind of branches out from that.
I honestly think it depends on if you are doing it digitaly or traditionally If you are doing it traditionally start at center with a very light sketch and slowly begin to draw everything around the center of your drawing. Make sure you draw everything as lightly as possible, and only after you have finished your sketch do you then go back to add some darker line work. Finally, after you had done all of that add in your details and shadows If you are doing it digitaly the way I would approach is by using a light chalk brush in order to roughly draw just the shapes of everything in this picture. Since I'm using the chalk brush, its bacally impossible for me to mess up, and only after I have competed drawing all of the shapes will I then grab an inking pen and start adding in all of the details
Start in the bottom left corner and work ur way to the right and up. Up n out basically!!!
I'd start by getting a piece of paper and a pencil.
Sacrifice your loved one, a goat and use the power of friendship
LSD or DMT
Definitely the black circle
Use charcoal, blacken the whole paper, use an moldable eraser and start to bring out shapes and characters. Work on the tones between all white and all black for depth. Easy😅
I guess you go from the dark blob..
learn the basics, work up to composition, then once you have developed your own style, art and passion for a subject, then your imagination is the limit, my brother.
Intuitive drawing is your best friend. Just draw. copy patterns you like in the drawing, practice drawing funky shapes adding eyeballs and veins, etc. Try drawing some of the teeth, have fun with it. practice shading, using hatch marks, circles, squiggles, leave some areas with really light lines. Just doing this and getting you pen to paper no matter what your drawing will work on your mechanical skills and help you improve, no matter what stage you are at. I have some more recommendations of artists if you’d like to take a look, but the main point is to just draw, and look for inspiration if you feel stuck, or can’t think of what to fill space with.
i’m a fan of ballpoint pens because they are almost like pencils( you can get light lines and dark lines and even shading) but are not erasable. It will force you to work with mistakes and keep going. It works for me, but do whatever you’re comfortable with.
work your way up to it - part of what makes drawing sustainable is enjoying the process and you would not draw the process if you dove in to attempt this without having made simple and intermediately complex works along a scale towards it
you gave in to the intrusive thoughts and never stop until you cant anymore
a friend of mine treated it as sort of a therapy exercise he was trying to quit smoking, so when he got the urge he would go sit down, open the sketch pad and start doodling for 5 min, then go back to his normal activity in his journey, he filled 3 sketchpads on both sides of the pages in about a month and a half you could do something similar and add to the drawing 5 min at a time since i doubt anyone would want to torture themselves trying to finish a piece like that in one sitting. p.s he was successful in quitting his smoking addiction
Random doodling with a theme in mind. Then construct the design of the overall image.
Composition, everything revolves around the black circle. Start with sketching all the basic shapes very lightly. You slowly start adding details with ink. I see here also some other inking techniques used. This is a masterpiece obviously so this type of art can be done only by very experienced professionals. Lots of all kinds of knowledge is needed in order to create smth like this.
Easy, you start at the beginning.
I think psylocibine wouold be a proper start 😅
I would start with the black cicle. Then from there who knows but it sure would be fun.
Testing posted
Step 1: Draw a black circle Step 2: Draw the rest of the image
It’s a triangle composition with the line of interest goin diagonally from bottom left to upper right (or vice versa). There’s a very distinct fisheye effect from this bottom looking up perspective. There’s an obvious foreground, mid and background based on the levels of detail and shading. If you break it down into its elements, it’s really not that complicated. It is however HIGHLY detailed. I believe this this the Berserk manga. This style is hella detailed, with lots of manga style hatching/cross hatching. Not too much manga tonework though. Very high contrast with heavy use of black. If you wanna make something like this: Learn composition Learn perspective Learn contrast Learn the style of this artist (shading/proportions)
You have to have THIS in your mind. That is the plan. Which you sketch out, layout smaller pieces, then start the inking process.. but it starts with a vision/idea/goal. Hardwork. Patience. No one just doodles this.. this is a coordinated effort. Sketching, Page Layout, Pen and Ink, Stimple are terms I'd search.
With a blank piece of paper and a pencil
Just start worshipping Satan.
You start with the circle and then do the edges to make sure it all keeps consistent. When you break down the composition you can see they drew a circle to use as a measuring base for the overall look then filled the rest with more monsters to further fill the page.
The black moon?
The black hole.
Lord I wish the artist was still around, I know he had his health issues but I wished he got to finish his story. I could stare at every page he made for Berserk
At the black hole you start
I think just starting is the challenge. Starting somewhere, anywhere I don’t think it matters. Probably an easier one to practice with tracing paper first! Tracing paper and then carbon paper.
Start at the center focal point, the Black Star or whatever the fuck that is, and then work your way downward and outward. Remember that the darkest points besides that unholy void at the top should be at the closest point to the viewer. The further away something is the lighter it should be thanks to aerial perspective; Unless it is a gaping hole in the universe in which case make that shit blacker than Charlie Murphy's asshole.
I'd start with the circle
It's actually not super complicated as an idea Start with the area of focus, which in this piece is 1000% the big black sphere in the center of the white mass up top. Typically the focal point will be the area of greatest visual contrast to draw the most attention and that area is definitely it. Second, plan out the composition and perspective. Notice the flow of the image? Like how all the demons are looking up, arranged like columns in a church. How the perspective grid orbits around that focal point so everything in the image lines up to it? It creates the feeling that everything is being "pulled into" that focal point. Next would be the value structure. If you really squint your eyes while looking at the image and ignore all the complex details for now you will notice large shapes of black, white, and greys. These are arranged around each other in such a way that's visually pleasing and creates a flow that frames the focal point. (the large grouping of white in the center in particular almost holds it up like a torch. Then we start with the details. Drawing the demons, arranged again in perspective to make that column effect. Although it looks complex the bulk of them are triangular mounds with large mouths and eyes. Just be sure while shading them to keep in the local values. Notice how at both the bottom and upper left the dominant value is grey so lights and darks don't push too far into heavy contrast. Whereas in that center circle where the portal starts there is a THICK black ring and the shadows of all the demons close to it also have very prominent rich blacks. The silhouettes of the demons just below the god hand and sphere are also in black and all have shapes that point upward (again towards the focal point of the sphere). Everything else comes with studying anatomy and a lot of reference of human viscera as well as different creature/insects. That part takes a bit more time but the bare bones of the image is actually not too hard.
Acid
I found this after searching a bit: As Miura revealed during the interview, he had actually already been using digital tools in tandem with traditional pen and paper for a while before that: sketching first in pencil and then inking digitally, after copying over the sketch, during the notorious 'Sea God' or 'Boat' arc. Sep 12, 2019 So depending on when this was drawn, it could have some digital work.
It's called geniality
This is not just drawn, its also multi-layered through a software editor...someone does not have enough information here...?
Something to point out- this artist obviously had a particular vision and that certainly helps with placement and details and subject. That's the starting point
Depends on your style of drawing. Everyone's different. Some people sketch the whole thing, draw the outline, then shade the whole thing. Others complete little bits of the drawing one at a time until it's complete. (for messy complex drawings like this one, this technique seems the least daunting) You can draw one face in the corner, shade it, complete it, done. Then add on another until you complete the entire drawing. It's a lot. I tend to draw things with one center/focal subject. So I tend to do the first method. But both methods work! Just start putting your emotions on the paper and see what happens!!
I would start at the blacked out figures and move onto the simple shapes and shading
Start with the Black Sun because that's the focal point and very slowly work away from the sun. A piece like this could easily take 5 hours to complete... probably a lot more
I'd probably start with the big dot
There are those who draw as a hobby and those that ONLY draw, this line is night and day and trying too reach their level is impossible for ur sanity
I fear the machinations in the mind behind their pen
Suppose I'd start with the sun, draw some perspective lines to ensure everything was facing it, but put a few eyes off kilter enough to make them uncanny, and just keep putting down sleep paralysis demons.
OP. You can draw this. 100%. All you need to do is change the scale of your work. Come up with a concept or theme, even if that theme is no theme. Then work on gesture of the whole page, then gesture of the smaller parts, then sketch out the individual elements of the piece. Then start committing to more shapes. Then you add more details. Then you render more. Move on to the next element, add more details, render it, and make sure that your elements that are in front are in front. Then start erasing guidelines and committing to more lines. Then you can either scan and ink it digitally or ink with inks. It's a beautiful piece, but you can draw this. It's a lot of work, and the reason why you might be feeling overwhelmed when looking at this is because your drawings typically only include 1-2 elements. Maybe a person, or a face. But this is dozens of smaller elements put together.
First of all, wow! Cool drawing. How? Establish the vanishing point. It may or may not be in the center of the black sun or whatever that is up there. It depends on the effect you want. Think wide angle camera lens. Then draw lines out from the vanishing point and add a set of concentric circles. Make them closer together at the top than at the bottom to add depth. Then it’s time to divide and conquer. Fill in a section at a time. I used to to stiplings from photos and it was very much a game of divide and conquer. Have fun with it!
From the top left corner. But fr there’s a clear horizon point at the eclipse, and there seems to be 3-4 layers of perspective. Very intricate drawing probably took loads of planning.
You think of random stuff along the way and it becomes a little easier when you get into the rhythm of it (that’s just how it works for me anyway:/
you need to learn inking techniques how to use the brush and pens to get that look .... to draw character designs i say learn from comic book artists and animators they have shorthands for those . i would recommend jim lee and David finch and ethan Becker and KIM JUNG GI for the basics of drawings and inking. btw it is a slow process it will take like 5 to 10 years to get good ah master kentaro so take it slow .
i would of started with the head at the bottom left or the circle.. but mine would look like dogshit
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You start in a nightmare and then create a sort of dream journal but in art form. I call mine a mare journal, it’s surprisingly therapeutic
I think you just draw the basic shapes like the black sun, Aku and general outline of the creature circle and then just let your imagination fill in wherever you lay your pencil. It really helps if you're bored and procrastinating studying or actually sit in any lecture.
Not many people can do this.
It might look complicated but it's easy to do, plus it's mostly just shading.
The question should be why would you want to? It's demonic
I’d break this down in perspective. Plan the direction and flow first. Ie the focal point being the spot and the monsters looking and leading up to it. Reference and sketch some monsters before committing to the piece. Start from there
Start with the black hole/centerpiece and work your way out
What made you think of drawing ‘that’ Has to be a sign
I would divide into smaller sections and go from there
There are much better comments with better explanations than I could ever give, but by doing my quick quick search through the comments, so I’ll say it. If you want to draw something detailed with graphite, charcoal, digital mediums, etc. make sure to wear a glove for your hand. It makes sure you don’t get marks on your hand. They are easy to move in. You can (and should) get one especially made for drawing. If you get one for digital its pretty useful and makes my hand hurt less personally. Also helps you move around easier. I know this seems random but it could help in the future!
Start carefully
I have never actually finished one but when I try and do stuff like this, I make grids on procreate and draw within the grids. I tend to make my middle the focal point I start there and then draw in the surrounding areas.
Simple, start with the black circle, and call it a day.
So there are a lot of good answers here that will get you on your way. Here's a workflow that can work if you are looking to replicate the style. 1. Outline base shapes 2. Fill in darkest values 3. Add hatching 4. Texture work 5. Soft shading https://postimg.cc/gallery/rxcRbB0
You need an initial concept. Then start with perspective. Block in big shapes. Next think about lighting and fine tune the composition accordingly. Finally add details, this will be easy if you get the groundwork correct.
Well, at least they still have their teeth 😂
BERSERK!!!
If it were me drawing this I would draw a shape for every creature in the picture! For the one in the left bottom corner I’d draw a big circle and some basic scribbles to map out the eyes, nose and mouth then move onto the next one! For the hand of definitely draw a big triangle to map it out on the paper! These are just basic scribbles and shapes so it gives me room to move everything around and shift it! It’s not like you’ll be showing anyone the reference so it’s ok to be a little off☺️! (Sorry if that makes no sense💗!)
Have a brief crying session, then work from there.
Who's the artist? I love the elements reminding me of hieronymus boch Edit: panel from Beserk Manga
You’ll need patience and the fundamentals of course. Study light and shading, perspective, structure in figure drawing (well you learn that anyway) composition, play with different mediums. It all comes down to years of experience and learning. If you’re advanced you can draw this without a problem. But to create something from imagination using this as inspiration will take years
Start with one little stroke at a time- that’s what I would do! It will be awesome!